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azurelunatic) wrote2003-07-07 03:01 pm
azurelunatic) wrote2003-07-07 03:01 pm
Turn-offs:
Spelling.
Particularly, when someone either can't, or can't be bothered to. The occasional typo, or word you just plain don't know, is not a big deal. The occasional bit of netspeak is fine. Writers who have come to English as not their first language are not a problem.
But typographical errors every third or fourth word? Missing words? No punctuation? No thanks. I'm not quite as extremely bothered as Az-the-Elder is, but I don't need to try and decipher that every time I interact with someone.
Yep, I'm a language bigot.
Particularly, when someone either can't, or can't be bothered to. The occasional typo, or word you just plain don't know, is not a big deal. The occasional bit of netspeak is fine. Writers who have come to English as not their first language are not a problem.
But typographical errors every third or fourth word? Missing words? No punctuation? No thanks. I'm not quite as extremely bothered as Az-the-Elder is, but I don't need to try and decipher that every time I interact with someone.
Yep, I'm a language bigot.